Updated On: 13 May, 2023 05:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Suhasini Mulay remembers that her first director, Mrinal Sen, loved to gossip and was inquisitive, always eager to know what was happening around him

Mrinal Sen
Mrinal da was known for his serious and art [house] cinema, but, personally, he was one of the nicest and coolest human beings. He loved to gossip, and was inquisitive, always eager to know what was happening around him.
I made my debut in `Bhuvan Shome` when I was 15 years old. I was blissfully oblivious about who I was up against until I chatted with my fellow actors, Utpal Dutt and Shekhar Chatterjee at the shoot. If I had known anything about Mrinal da before [we began shooting], I would have surely developed cold feet. But, once we sat [together] I had no fear. Also, I wasn`t aware of the film`s success, as I had already left for Canada for my further studied [after it released]. It was only when I was invited for a film festival that I learnt of it.